Understanding Protected Health Information (PHI): What we need to know 🔎

As a fellow clinician and co-founder of Note Designer software, I take data privacy issues and concerns very seriously and have been working to find a balance between easing clinical burden while [...]

Unless one has been living on a deserted island with no internet connection or cell towers (which certainly has its appeal), most of us have heard of Chat GPT – an artificial intelligence [...]

In celebration of Pride month, I thought we should take a moment to consider the ongoing challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in accessing and receiving appropriate mental health supports and [...]

As mental health professionals we dedicate our lives to helping others foster their own emotional wellbeing and mental health, confront and accept their human vulnerabilities, cope with [...]

Though our work with clients involves the emotional intimacy and privacy of a one-on-one clinical encounter, this is not work that can be done in isolation or without external supports.  After [...]

Documentation is an essential part of mental health practice and is important for several reasons. Let’s take a moment to consider, or remind ourselves, why this is such an essential part [...]

There are several different approaches that mental health professionals can use to document their clinical work. Three common types of therapy progress notes are SOAP, BIRP, and DAP. Note [...]